SCORING SYSTEM
CONVENTIONAL PLOUGHING
1 OPENING SPLIT 10 POINTS
Completeness of cutting through the sod
throughout the whole length & width of the split
Uniformity and neatness.
2. CROWN 10 POINTS
No stubble, grass or weed (trash). Furrow
Slices close. No tractor wheel marks.
3 CROWN 10 POINTS
Uniform furrow slices. No high ridge.
Soil made available.
4 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(Weed control) No stubble, grass or weed
(trash). Skimmers must be used.
5 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(Weed control) Furrow slices close and firm.
No holes. No tractor wheel marks.
6 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(Soil bed) Soil made available for seed bed.
7 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(Seed bed) Uniformity and conformity of
furrow slices.
8 INS AND OUTS 10 POINTS
Neatness and regularity.
No tractor wheel marks.
9 FINISH 10 POINTS
Neatness and weed control.
10 FINISH 10 POINTS
Closeness and uniformity of finishing furrow
Slices. Narrowness and shallowness. Only
one tractor wheel mark allowed.
11 STRAIGHTNESS 10 POINTS
- measured four times
- a. opening
- b. crown
- c. general work
- d. finish.
12 GENERAL APPEARANCES 10 POINTS
All aspects and workmanship. Clearly defined
and uniform furrow slices. No pairing of furrows.
SCORING SYSTEM
REVERSIBLE PLOUGHING
1 OPENING SPLIT 10 POINTS
Completeness of cutting through the sod
throughout the whole length & width of the split.
Uniformity and neatness.
2. CROWN 10 POINTS
-Cut through, uniformity and evenness –no wheel marks
3 CONNECTING FURROW AT BUTTS
a. completeness of cut through, no dips or mounds 10 POINTS
b. all furrows visible total length of plot, 10 POINTS
uniformity and evenness- no wheel marks.
4 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(weed control) No stubble, grass, weed or
trash. Skimmers must be used.
5 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(weed control) Furrow slices close and firm.
No holes. No wheel marks.
6 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(soil bed) Soil made available for seed bed.
7 GENERAL WORK 10 POINTS
(seed bed) Uniformity and conformity of
furrow slices.
8 TWO LAST FURROWS 10 POINTS
Adjoining the first furrow – last two furrow’s
ploughed, should be equal height as crown,
weed control.
9 FINAL FURROW 10 POINTS
Must be close to opening furrow, no
unploughed or reploughed soil, weed control.
10 INS AND OUTS 10 POINTS
Neatness and regularity and no wheel marks.
11 STRAIGHTNESS 10 POINTS
- measured four times
- a. opening
- b. crown
- c. general work
- d. finish.
12 GENERAL APPEARANCES 10 POINTS
All aspects and workmanship. Clearly defined
and uniform furrow slices. No pairing of furrows.